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An earthquake that hit Southwest China’s Sichuan Province is one of the worst disasters in recent years in China.
A number of people were lost and many people lost their lives in the earthquake. (1) Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Sjchuan just a few hours _______the earthquake________.
Everyone cares about the disaster. All the Chinese people have been united(团结) to help the people in Sichuan and pray for more people to survive.
While we feel sad for the lost lives， we feel people's love clearly， even in the disaster.
A 6-year-old girl ate an apple for more than 40 hours in the ruins废墟) until she was pulled out. A high school boy calmly told the other boys to be brave and told the girls not to cry.
A 3-year-old girl survived the earthquake. But her parents died because they tried to protect their daughter. He helped people save 33 classmates from a fallen wall.
Many people donated blood to the people in need in the disaster. The blood bank had been filled. Doctors had to tell the waiting crowds to leave their phone numbers and wait until more blood is needed. Groups of doctors from Beijing， Tianjin， Jiangsu， Shandong， Guangdong and many other places went to Sichuan to save the people there.
People all over the country donated much money to people in Sichuan， including Hong Kong ， Macao and Taiwan. Some other countries also donated money to people in Sichuan. (2) Where there's life， there's hope. We can overcome (战胜) the difficulty and rebuilt a new home.
1.在(1)句的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整，上下文通顺：____ ______
2.将(2)句译成中文：___________________________________________
3.找出文中或写出最能表达该短文主题的句子：___________________
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完成句子
1.由于下大雨，我们不得不缩短篮球赛。
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2.告诉我这些书我可以借多久？
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3.你期望你的机器人能用多久？
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4.她计划买个机器人以便能有更多空余时间
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5.我们班女生的数量仅为男生的三分之一。
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单词拼写
1.There were several expensive suits __________（悬挂） in the shop windows.
2.I could see him___________（指）at me and telling the other visitors what I said.
3.A number of_____________（科学家）attended the meeting in Shanghai last week
4.I think it's much more difficult to get the _______（飞行员）licence than a driving licence.
5.We have to explore the______________（可能性）of working with them.
6.The bus is old and dirty. It makes my journey u___________．
7.Why are the books s____________ all the floor? Pick them up.
8.Look! Some fish are dead. The water in the river must be p____________
9.-Have you guys decided who will be chosen as the new chairperson?
-Yes. We have reached the_____________ that Andy is the best choice.
10.-Why do you prefer this restaurant?
-Because it provides a high__________ of service.
The word “shanzhai” originally means “mountain village”，but it means “copy” in Chinese now.
I started to research this topic and found a whole new shanzhai world. There are shanzhai products and online games， even shanzhai culture. It is so popular that some people say to each other “have you shanzhaied today”? Like it or not， shanzhai has become part of our life in China.
I even met an American IT professional recently who has just had his shanzhai mobile phone. He was so proud of it and would not stop talking about all the functions while showing off the look of his phone. I could hardly see the back cover as he had stuck fake logos(假冒标记）“IPhone”， “Nokia” & “LG” on it.
But why has shanzhai become so popular in China? Why do over 50 percent of the people surveyed by CCTV support it? Firstly， many may not realize it but for Chinese people， the word “shanzhai’’ also reminds us of ‘‘the heroes of Liang shan”. Secondly， there would be no shanzhai without the Internet. Shanzhai has caught the interest of millions of Chinese online.
There are also shanzhai celebrities. Many shanzhai singers can be seen performing in some remote places where people cannot see performances by the actual “real” stars. These events are very successful， even though people know that they are not getting the “real” thing.
1. Shanzhai means ______ today.
A. copy B. mountain village
C. terrible accident D. the heroes of Liangshan
2.Shanzhai is a popular word in ______.
A. Japan B. America C. China D. England
3.Shanzhai appears because of ______.
A. the telephone B. the television
C. the radio D. the Internet
4.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “remote”?
A虚拟的 B遥远的 C.真实的 D近处的
5.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Many people are interested in shanzhai.
B. Shanzhi has become popular on the Internet these days.
C. Some shanzhai singers perform well and people love their performance.
D. People who watch shanzhai celebrities didn’t know they are false.
Two men， Alan and Henry， both seriously ill， shared a hospital room. Alan was allowed to sit up in his bed and his bed was next to the room’s only window. Henry had to spend all his time sleeping on his back.
The men talked for hours， of their wives/families， their homes and their jobs. And (every afternoon when Alan， in the bed next to the window， could sit up， he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Lovers walked arm in arm among flowers. Trees and skyline could be seen in the distance. As he described all this， Henry， on the other side of the room， would close his eyes and imagine the scene.
One warm afternoon Alan described a parade (游行) passing by. Although Henry could not hear the band，he could see it in his mind. Unexpectedly， an alien thought entered his head： Why should he have all the pleasure of seeing everything while I never got to see anything? It doesn’t seem fair. Henry felt ashamed at first. But as the days passed and he missed seeing more sight， his envy grew and soon let him down. He began to find himself unable to sleep. He should be by that window—and that thought now controlled his life.
Late one night， as He lay staring at the ceiling， Alan began to cough. He was choking (窒息）Henry watched in the dark room as the struggling man tried hard to reach the button to call for help. Listening from across the room， he never moved， never pushed his own button which would have brought the nurse running. In less than five minutes， the coughing and choking stopped， along with the sound of breathing. Now， there was only silence—deathly silence.
As soon as it seemed appropriate， Henry asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the change and after making sure he was comfortable， she left him alone.
Slowly， painfully， he struggled to take his first look. Finally， he would have the joy of seeing it all himself. He looked out， but faced a black wall.
1.Judging from the passage， the meaning of the underlined Word “alien” in Paragraph 3 is
A. disappointing B. sudden C. strange D. new
2.What finally happened to Alan?
A. He died.
B. He changed his bed with Henry.
C. He was moved to another room.
D. He was very sick.
3.Henry who had his bed changed had expected ______.
A. to see the blank wall
B. to feel the joy of seeing the outside world
C. to feel the joy of breathing fresh air
D. to see more than Alan
4.Which of following words could be used to describe Alan?
A. Kind-hearted and imaginative.
B. Well-informed(消息灵通的）and humorous.
C. Talkative and funny.
D. Cold-hearted and indifferent (漠不关心).
Brush your teeth every day， dentists say. In the south of Africa， some people brush their teeth all day long.
They keep a small stick in their mouth to chew or scrub (洗刷） their teeth all day. People cut the sticks from trees. They are the African toothbrushes. People there are used to brushing their teeth with sticks.
Africans think the sticks work better than toothbrushes. The sticks come from nature， and it is said that there is something special about them. The special thing may stop many kinds of tooth problems. “If you have a bad tooth， it is a medicine，” said Diop， a seller in Africa.
The sticks are also much cheaper than toothbrushes.
In Senegal (塞内加尔），the chewing stick is called “sothio”. It means “to clean” in their language. In east Africa，the stick is called “mswaki”. It’s their word for “toothbrush”.
Even the dentists agree that the sticks seem to clean teeth better. Nowadays， some nice health stores in the United States start to sell chewing sticks. They think that the stick is natural kind of tooth care.
1.Who brushes teeth with sticks first according to the passage?
A. The Africans. B.The Americans.
C. The Chinese. D.The dentists.
2.When do the people in the south of Africa brush teeth with sticks?
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon.
C. In the evening. D. All day.
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The sticks with something special in it may stop many tooth problems.
B. The sticks， which come from nature， are much cheaper than toothbrushes.
C. The chewing stick， which is called “sothio”， means “to clean”in east Africa.
D. People can buy chewing sticks in the nice health stores in the US.
